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St Georges Mushrooms

St George's Mushrooms (Calocybe gambosa) are one of the first edible, wild mushrooms to appear in the 
uk 'wild mushroom calendar'. Their preference for fruiting or 'basiodoming' is in the spring and, weather pending, can appear any time between mid-march and late May. Many guide books will make reference to the 23rd of April aka St George's Day but, in my 9 years of experiencing them, I'm noticing wide ranging fluctuations with regards to dates of appearance. Last year I picked the first of the season in late March then due to the weather, they refused to fruit until the middle of May!   


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